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Drug Allergy

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Is the reaction due to an immune response to the drug (i.e. Drug allergy refers to adverse drug reactions due to hypersensitivity that mediates a specific immune response directed at the drug. NOTE: It is often difficult to distinguish between allergy and non-immune drug hypersensitivity reaction.

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Insmed wins FDA approval for future blockbuster Brinsupri

Pharmaceutical Technology

Brinsupri joins the market alongside Insmed’s only other commercial therapy, Arikayce (amikacin), approved in 2018 to treat Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease. GlobalData forecasts the bronchiectasis market to be worth $3.7bn in 2033 across the 8MM (US, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, Japan, China).

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A Few Key Points Can Guide SGLT2 Inhibitor Management

Pharmacy Times

Janssen; 2018. Merck; 2017. Accessed June 20, 2025. Prescribing information. AstraZeneca; 2024. Accessed June 20, 2025. Prescribing information. Accessed June 20, 2025. Prescribing information. TheracosBio; 2023. Accessed June 20, 2025. Prescribing information. Boehringer Ingelheim; 2023.

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Hypertension: A Silent Killer Requiring Novel Therapies

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2018 ESC/ESH guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension. 2018; 39: 3021–3104. Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018;71:e127-e248. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.006 2017.11.006 Williams B, Mancia G, Spiering W, et al. Eur Heart J.

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Avatrombopag Receives FDA Approval for Treamtent of Pediatric Patients With Chronic Immune Thrompcytopenia

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Avatrombopag (Doptelet; Sobi) has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of pediatric patients aged 1 year and older with persistent or chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who have had an insufficient response to a prior therapy. The decision is based on clinically meaningful data from the AVA-PED-301 study (NCT04516967).

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Invest a Few Minutes in Inhaler Counseling

Pharmacy Times

The global asthma report 2018. August 31, 2018. Every inhaler needs to be inspected periodically to make sure that it’s still clean and in good shape. 14,18 Conclusion It may seem like counseling on inhaler use could take too much time, but with practice, it can take minutes. REFERENCES Global Asthma Network. Accessed June 6, 2025.

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Fremanezumab-Vfrm Approved by FDA for Preventative Treatment of Episodic Migraine in Children, Adolescents

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This indication expands on fremanezumab’s initial FDA approval in 2018. The SPACE trial showed fremanezumab significantly reduced monthly migraine days and acute medication use compared to placebo. The treatment is administered monthly and can be given at home, aiding adherence and reducing treatment burden.